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Sounds like it will work for something like HGH but I would not count on it working for any form of test, to thick.
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High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email [email protected] to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/58eb1eb0-6...#ixzz2K2ZfAFqRIn a paper published on Monday, a group at Kings College London reported tests in mice immunised with a freeze-dried “live” vaccine to be as effective as the conventional liquid version injected more deeply by needle.
The test is the latest in a series of efforts by drug and medical device companies in recent years to find the “holy grail” of a needle-free syringe. Their findings could help not only tackle trypanophobia – the fear of needles – in the squeamish but also have far broader impact on safety and low-cost distribution of vaccines around the world.
The researchers, led by Linda Klavinskis, described in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences how they used an experimental HIV vaccine – not itself effective – to test the underlying technique. “This work opens up the exciting possibility of being able to deliver live vaccines in a global context, without the need for refrigeration,” she said.
The team’s success offers benefits for a wide range of existing and experimental fragile vaccines that require an uninterrupted refrigerated “cold chain”, making distribution in poor tropical countries difficult. It also raises the prospect of reduced risk of “needle-stick” injuries from a used syringe contaminated with blood or bacteria.
Their research used a technology developed by Theraject, a US-based biotech company, to create microneedles that coated the dried vaccine on to sugar in a mould. Applied against the skin, the pressure is sufficient to open the surface layer and allow the vaccine to penetrate.
Sung-Yun Kwon, founder of the company, said he had licensed the technique for applying anti-wrinkle cosmetics in Asia and was developing applications for migraine and pain treatments and flu vaccine in the US. “We want to offer it for vaccines in Africa without any profit,” he said.
A number of drug companies produce patches on the arm to deliver medicines, including nicotine-replacement therapy, but the pores in the skin are too small to allow them to inject vaccines and larger molecules such as proteins.
AstraZeneca uses a nasal spray application for its flu vaccine FluMist but efforts by other companies to find needle-free devices have fallen short, including Intercell, which failed in tests to apply a traveller’s diarrhoea vaccine with a scratch pad to the skin.
Pharmajet in the US claims to have won regulatory approval in a number of countries for its gas-injected device but would not say where. The US Food and Drug Administration said it had not seen data supporting its safety and efficacy.
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There have been needle free devises for years. I tried 1 for insulin a long time ago. It was more painful then a needle
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This.Originally Posted by gixxerboy1
I can't believe how many people I run into who wish to use AAS but they are afraid of needles to the point where they ask where they can get jet injectors. Seriously? Not only are those things extremely unsanitary, they hurt more than your typical hypodermic needle/syringe.
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This devise looks different. More like multi micro needles
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Doesn't some famous baseball player own this company? Some baseball player has a needleless syringe company in the US. Forgot who.
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No pain no gain
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Agreed. Too many people want the "easy/convenient" approach. Few people want to commit to something long term and lack the discipline to look past the small obstacles (like a needle) towards bigger goals. The whole, "have it now conveniently" attitude in society is just plain old laziness.
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I remember showing up at boot camp and getting those fargin air injects...one after another in the delt. Felt like a fargin mule kicked you!
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Unfortunately there are way to many conveniences around that have spoiled our society. I actually prefer the needle. I think the needle is also what keeps me focused on safety while injecting. I feel like I would just get lazy and stick wherever with one of these newer devices.
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Is that kind of like a neargin mule but only farger?
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